HBO’s newly acquired The Other Two was renewed for a second season in February, 2021. A poster revealing an air date of August 26 has been released, hinting at the rollercoaster ride that awaits the other two Dubek siblings.
The Other Two made its first standing on Comedy Central in January, 2019. Interestingly, the concept developed through the idea of understanding what aging 20-somethings experience when they have re-learn cultural contexts of social media, a platform they arguably helped build.
In this vein, The Other Two follows Brooke and Cary Dubek who begin to feel both worried and worthless when their youngest sibling, 14-year-old Chase attains insane stardom overnight.
They decide that the best decision would be to ride the wave of this new ChaseDreams (their brother’s celebrity persona) mania.
Heléne Yorke plays Brooke Dubek, the oldest among the three. Having quitted her professional dancing career, she now fumbles with her future.
The other sibling is Cary, played by Drew Tarver, an aspiring (struggling, we might add) actor. The infamous ChaseDreams is played by Case Walker.
It surely has been a while since the first season aired, but HBO Max is making up for it with a two-episode release on August 26.
For those who need a refresher, we left off with Chase bombing his VMA performance and his subsequent confession that he wants to “retire” from his music career.
His other two siblings who had been so far cashing in the clout from Chase’s fame, must now once again re-evaluate their life.
But no one has benefitted more than the siblings’ mum Pat Dubek who ended up getting her own talk show off ChaseDreams’ fame.
As the Season 2 poster suggests, Brooke and Cary will have to switch to being at the beck and call of their mother, while helping their younger brother deal with this new and quite frankly, unusual phase of teen life.
Showrunner Chris Kelly expressed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, how they did not want to “remake” the Season 1, simply switching a famous brother with a famous mother.
Unlike the first season, Brooke and Cary are sandwiched in the middle of two very contrasting family dynamics.
We’re interested in the idea of the other two [Brooke and Cary] feeling so less than, but then also exploring what it actually is like to have more […] We try to show both sides and show pathos while we’re also satirizing the world.
Chris Kelly
There’s much to watch out for in Season 2: Chase trying to apply to college as a normal kid, Pat juggling her role as a mother and rising talk show host, of course, Brooke and Cary being invited by Vogue for the unveiling of a third Hadid sister…
No, we’re not going to explain that last one for you yet. Come back after you’ve streamed The Other Two on HBO Max, August 26.
About The Other Two
The Other Two is an American comedy TV series by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, originally created by Comedy Central. The story follows two 20-something siblings Brooke and Cary, who must deal with their 13-year-old brother Chase’s overnight fame, in the light of their own no-so-successful lives.
Brooke, Cary and Chase Dubek are played by Heléne Yorke, Drew Tarver and Case Walker respectively. The second season is set to premiere on August 26, 2021 on HBO Max.
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